According to reports, Green Bay has given Rodgers the largest contract in NFL history, five years and $110 million ($22 million average). The Baltimore Ravens gave quarterback Joe Flacco $120.6 million over six years in March.

Rodgers reportedly will receive $40 million in the deal's first year.

"I'm excited to know my future is here and I'll be here for a lot longer," Rodgers said inside the locker room at Lambeau Field.

It's in the Ravens' recent history to please their stars without shaking up the core of their roster. Their front office and ownership is brilliant in crunching the cap numbers to make things work. The working model for all those deals was a good chunk of guaranteed money up front.

He might be the biggest hero in New Orleans since Andrew Jackson, and he certainly is paid handsomely. Brees parlayed his success into a five-year, $100 million deal last July, including $40 million for the 2012 season. And, $60 million of the salary is guaranteed. Laissez les bon temps rouler!

The Saints had offered $19.25 million per year before GM Mickey Loomis decided there was no since squabbling over a measly $750,000 a year difference.

Now 34, Brees is money in the bank, a prolific passer who completes nearly two-thirds of his throws and seldom fails to throw a TD pass in a game. He was the MVP of Super Bowl XLIV, which the Saints won.

In 2011, Brees set NFL single-season records with 468 completions, 5,476 yards passing and a completion percentage of 71.2. His prolific passing numbers helped the Saints set a new NFL high for total offensive yards in a season with 7,474. Brees yards-passing record shattered a mark of 5,084 set by Dan Marino back in 1984.

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Peyton Manning, QB, Denver Brncos

Manning had a five-year, $90 million deal with the Colts before injury and subsequent neck surgery derailed his career. After missing the 2011 season and being released, he found himself a wanted man. The Broncos came calling with a five-year, $96 million contract.

Talk about changing horses in midstream … this time, it worked.

All Manning did last season was lead Denver to the AFC's best record but lost to Flacco's Ravens in the playoffs. Still, he was named to the Pro Bowl, was the NFL's comeback player of the year and became the third player with 400 career TD passes. He hit that mark faster than Dan Marino or Brett Favre.

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Calvin Johnson, WR, Detroit Lions

Megatron wreaks havoc on Lions opponents, and a season of transforming Detroit into a powerhouse resulted in an eight-year, $132 million contract for this 6-5 receiver out of Georgia Tech.

Johnson broke Hall of Famer Jerry Rice's record for most receiving yards in a season last December, had eight consecutive games of at least 100 yards and 11 100-yard games. It wasn't his fault the Lions fell back to their losing ways. He also led the NFL with 122 receptions and fell 36 yards short of 2,000 for the season.

By the way, Megatron was the nickname given Johnson by former teammate Roy Williams. Johnson certainly is more than meets the eye.

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Mario Williams, DE, Buffalo Bills

It's Mario's world, and quarterbacks aren't welcome. After starting his career with the Texans, Williams jumped to the Bills and received a six-year, $100 million contract that is unparalleled for defensive players.

Just turned 28, Williams is a centerpiece for the Bills defense, but the team continues to struggle in the ultra-competitive AFC East. As the division doormat, they have failed to reach the playoffs the past 13 seasons.

Surgery derailed Williams early last season by a wrist injury that required surgery during a bye week. The repair "takes a lot off me mentally and it makes me feel better and more comfortable when I am out there playing," he said last November.

Quarterbacks never shared that sentiment.

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Eli Manning, QB,New York Giants

Guess the Manning family will never have to want for … anything. While Peyton is pulling down nearly $20 million a year, Eli will get $13 million in 2013 under his seven-year, $106.9 million deal.

Poor Archie …

Eli signed a six-year, $97 million contract extension in 2009. According to the New York Daily News, Manning is scheduled to get base salaries of $13 million in 2013, $15.15 million in 2014 and $17 million in 2015.

Poor Archie …

Guess that's what being a two-time Super Bowl winner will do for you.

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Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cadinals

Fitzgerald signed an eight-year, $128.5 million contract with the Big Red before the 2011 season. He's a great weapon in their offense … which continues to struggle to find an effective quarterback to get him the ball.

New coach Bruce Arians hopes to increase Fitzgerald's production in 2013. "You can’t hand it to them, you have to throw it to them," Arians said.

Arians gets the most out of receivers. It remains an open question as to who will be throwing in his offense.

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Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots

Brady took one for the team in February by tacking three years onto his contract, which now stands at five years, $57 million. It includes a $30 million signing bonus and lightens his cap hit to allow the Patriots space to re-sign players and make additions.

At 35, Brady might be headed toward the downside of his career, but there are three Super Bowl titles in his trophy case.

His deal, by the way, makes Brady unofficially the most underpaid superstar in the NFL. As if he cares.

He explained why on his Facebook page: "Every part of what I do depends on the group of guys I play with."

The Brady bunch, indeed.

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Philip Rivers, QB, San Diego Chargers

Rivers is signed for seven years at $98.25 million, and the Chargers will pay him $12 million next season. There is thought he needs to follow the example of Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady by restructuring his contract so the team has additional cap space.

They need it; struggling on the field and trying to fit quality players into their salary structure is not a pretty combination.

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Julius Peppers, DE, Chicago Bears

Peppers will be paid $12.90 million in 2013 under his six year, $84 million deal. He and the Bears cut that deal in 2010, and then restructured it in 2011. There is consideration of an additional restructuring to get additional cap space this offseason.